Dennis Lehane's Reading List

The author of “Live by Night,” “Gone, Baby, Gone” and “Mystic River” says George V. Higgins and Edwin O’Connor have written the best novels about Boston.

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By the Book: Dennis Lehane (2012)

NYT By the Book column (2012-11-01).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Hellhound on His Trail

Hampton Sides · Buy on Amazon

"“Hellhound on His Trail,” by Hampton Sides. It’s a gripping evocation of a seismic American tragedy — the assassination of Martin Luther King. Like any great book about the past, it illuminates the present with uncommon clarity."

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

George V. Higgins · Buy on Amazon

"“The Friends of Eddie Coyle,” by George V. Higgins."

The Last Hurrah

Edwin O'Connor · Buy on Amazon

"“The Last Hurrah,” by Edwin O’Connor."

The Edge of Sadness

Edwin O’Connor · Buy on Amazon

"“The Edge of Sadness,” by Edwin O’Connor."

Common Ground

J. Anthony Lukas · Buy on Amazon

"And in nonfiction, you can’t forget “Common Ground,” by J. Anthony Lukas."

Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

H. W. Brands · Buy on Amazon

"“Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” by H. W. Brands. I wish our president were bolder. F.D.R. got it — your enemies are never going to like you."

The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas · Buy on Amazon

"Alistair MacLean spy novels and “The Three Musketeers.”"

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